IND vs RUS Dream11 Hockey | FIH Series Finals Preview

India take on Russia to kickstart their FIH Series Finals 2019 campaign on Thursday. India would have their sight on the top 2 positions as it gives them 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualification.

Meanwhile, World No.5 Russia stormed into the FIH Series Finals after finishing first at the Hockey Series Open in Lousada in Portugal. They would be looking to replicate the performances here.

Match Details

When June 6 at 7:00 PM IST

Where Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar

Our focus for the tournament will be the consistency of performance. To achieve this we will need to respect every opposition and give our 100 per cent every quarter, each half, each game. Our goal will be to be the best team we can be,” India – Head Coach Graham Reid

“We want to be in the next round, we did really good preparation for this tournament. I hope it is going to be okay and we will be promoted in the next round,” Russian hockey skipper Denis Shchipachev

Team News

Ramandeep Singh make a comeback to the national squad after a long gap. Sumit, Amit Rohidas and Simranjeet are among others who return to the squad.

India vs Russia Hockey squads

India Hockey squad: PR Sreejesh, Krishan B Pathak, Harmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra (Vice Captain), Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Gurinder Singh, Manpreet Singh (Captain), Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Gursahibjit Singh, Simranjit Singh

Russia Hockey squad: Ivan, Shchipachev Dennis (captain), Mikhail, Georgi, Semen, Dmitry, Alexander, Evgeny, Marat, Pavel, Sergey, Andrey, Iaroslav, Marat (GK), L Dmitriy, Artem, Alexey, Starienko Denis

IND vs RUS Dream11 Team

India fantasy picks: Manpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra, Harmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Kumar Varun

Russia fantasy picks: Denis Shchipachev, Mikhail Proskuriakov

Captain choices – Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Kumar Varun

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